Without Africans, no music is possible on this planet, says the 66-year-old musical icon from Benin.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department tells the BBC the nationalities are yet to be confirmed.

Japan welcomed a record 3.44 million foreign visitors in July, the highest figure ever recorded for the month, even as the number of travelers from China fell sharply from a year earlier. (News On Japan)

The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022.

The six-year-old spent hours on the phone to paramedics before her body was recovered days later in Gaza City in 2024.

It is not yet clear what caused the two vehicles to crash into each other in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department tells the BBC the identities of those on board are not yet known.

The band say they face "an existential crisis" after the success of the K-pop-inspired Netflix film.

The band say they face "an existential crisis" after the success of the K-pop-inspired Netflix film.

Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.

Lawyers for Erin Patterson say her conviction was undermined by a "catastrophic" mix-up that led to the jury staying at the same hotel as prosecutors and a key witness.

Liberia says the deal is a "humanitarian arrangement" and is receiving no compensation.

Liberia says the deal is a "humanitarian arrangement" and is receiving no compensation.

The skeletal remains in Lake Mead include what appears to be a human jaw with teeth attached, a witness says.

The skeletal remains in Lake Mead include what appears to be a human jaw with teeth attached, a witness says.

Many of the alleged cyber attacks were carried out for the Iranian government, the Department of Justice says.

Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito said on August 19 that the prefecture's shift to a status requiring central government permission to issue bonds would not immediately halt public projects, while stressing that years of high public investment, funding shortfalls and what he described as improper land-acquisition bond practices under former Governor Toshizo Ido had contributed to the deterioration of the prefecture's finances. (News On Japan)

Handheld fans have become a summer essential in Japan, but a rise in accidents involving hair becoming caught in the devices is prompting warnings over injuries, potential legal liability and fires caused by lithium-ion batteries. (News On Japan)

Catalog House, the operator of shopping catalog magazine Tsuhan Seikatsu, has announced it will stop selling through Rakuten Market in protest over Rakuten Group's partnership with a German military drone company and its plans to support the introduction of the drones to Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. (News On Japan)

Whistleblowers who expose suspected wrongdoing at companies and other organizations in Japan are increasingly finding themselves targeted by multimillion-yen damages claims, raising questions over whether the country's legal system adequately protects people who report misconduct. (News On Japan)